Title from container. Suzette Gondry, Jean-Yves Gondry, Michel Gondry. Originally released in 2009 by Partizan Films under the French title: L'eĢpine dans le coeur. Special features: A brief history of the Harkis; Techno Suzette; Calendars doodled: one year of drawings by youngsters; Stop motion animation by Gondry collaborator Valerie Pirson; Charlotte Gainsbourg's "Little monsters"; post-screening Q&A with Gondry at SXSW premiere; In conversation: a special event with Michel Gondry at SXSW Film Festival.
Summary:
A former schoolteacher in rural France, Suzette has always had a fraught relationship with her son, Jean-Yves. Michel Gondry, the director and nephew, appears as interviewer and sometimes moderator throughout the film, uses his camera to explore the rich and often difficult family history in a subtle, sensitive, and humorous way. Featuring new interviews, archival Super-8 home movies, animations, and moving score.
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